Why is pdcl4-2 square planar and Ni-co-4is tetrahedral even cl is not a strong field ligan

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why is \lbrack pdcl4\rbrack^-2 square planar and \lbrack Ni(co)4\rbrack is tetrahedral even cl is not a strong field ligan

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